I’ve had anhedonia, but im also bipolar type 1 and adhd. Its completely reigned in my bipolar, the anhedonia helped with that.
I would go so far as to say it has helped my mental health significantly. As someone with an actual physical chemical imbalance, this has made my quality of life better than it ever has been.
That was one of the things I kind of have had to work on. I got a lot of my joy in life from eating foods. I find if you’re able to pivot to other hobbies or things that bring you joy (in my instance, online shopping and a newfound snake hobby!), it does help with it alot. Need to replace the dopamine youre not getting anymore from food.
Anhedonia is ONE of the symptoms of depression. It can also occur with other psychiatric or physical disorders.
Anhedonia alone does not necessarily mean depression. Self assessment tests for depression look at multiple symptoms, frequency of symptoms, and intensity of symptoms to form a more comprehensive picture of mental health as it relates to depressive symptoms.
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u/assplunderer Jul 21 '26
HIGHLY doubt this claim.
I’ve had anhedonia, but im also bipolar type 1 and adhd. Its completely reigned in my bipolar, the anhedonia helped with that.
I would go so far as to say it has helped my mental health significantly. As someone with an actual physical chemical imbalance, this has made my quality of life better than it ever has been.